apr 12, 1790 - 105. Self Portrait

Description:

Form:
-oil on canvas
-portrait
-light brushwork and colors (Rococo style)
-Enlightenment
Content:
-shows her in process of creating the self portrait of Marie Antoinette (she was her court painter)
-holding palette and paint brush (showing she is skilled)
-interrupts her but she welcomes the interruption
Function:
-shows that she is a painter
-several different version
Context:
-artist: Elizabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun
-1790 CE, Rococo-Neoclassicism (in between)